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Stan Van Gundy said Thursday that he expects to remain the Orlando Magic's head coach for the remainder of the season. Van Gundy, who has been at the helm of the Magic since 2007, had said earlier in the day that he heard from management that superstar Dwight Howard had requested that he be fired. [Check out a video above from the news conference.] Howard denied those claims, and after the team's 96-80 loss to New York on Thursday evening, he told reporters, "I'm not gonna talk about that." Van Gundy said he intends to remain focused on helping his team, which has lost a season-high five games in a row. "My job security is not what is important right...

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